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Carl Craig Net Worth
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Carl Craig net worth is $950,000
Carl Craig Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs. According to an article about Craig, "Of this group, Craig was often recognised as being the most artful and the most willing to engage the rapidly growing shape of techno outside Detroit." Craig has approached techno using inspiration from a wide range of musical genres, including jazz and soul.Carl Craig has released many successful albums under a large number of aliases, including BFC, Psyche, Paperclip People, 69, Designer Music and Innerzone Orchestra. He also had a hugely successful collaboration album with NYDJ Patrick Picasso. Using one alias, Innerzone Orchestra, in 1992 he released perhaps his best-known track, "Bug in The Bassbin", a track that many regard as being a key influence in the then evolving sound of drum and bass.Craig has also created his own record label called Planet E Communications, which apart from his own work, has released records by well known techno and house artists like Kevin Saunderson, Alton Miller and Moodymann.Craig served as co-creator and artistic director for the widely successful Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2000 and 2001. His subsequent dismissal by festival organizers caused substantial controversy within the Detroit techno community, igniting a high-profile campaign in his favor. In 2001, Craig filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against festival producer Pop Culture Media. Craig will return as artistic director for the 2010 festival, which is now produced by Paxahau.Part of what makes Craig's style so unique and separates him from much of the normal "Detroit Techno" sound, including current works, are his remixes of world beat and jazz songs. This has helped spark a new movement of electronic music.Regarding the many positions he has held in the music industry (artist, producer, DJ, label boss, and more), Craig has said: "I have a bad habit of getting my hands dirty in every little thing, and I really do enjoy it."
Full Name
Carl Craig
Net Worth
$950,000
Date Of Birth
May 22, 1969
Died
October 31, 2012
Place Of Birth
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Occupation
Producer, DJ
Profession
Disc jockey, Musician, Music Producer
Nationality
American
Nicknames
Carl Craig, Craig, Carl
Facebook
Twitter
IMDB
Nominations
DJ Award for Best Techno
Movies
Book of Love, The Players Club, House Party 3, Hollywood Shuffle
Star Sign
Cancer
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Fact
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Was a guest at Asian Fantasy Film Expo (a Japanese fantasy-related sci-fi convention held in Saddle Brook, NJ). He was also a guest for the 2001 and 2002 cons. [June 2000]
2
His father was an American serviceman stationed in Japan, and his mother was Japanese.
3
Attended Spring Valley High School in South Carolina. He was the Captain of the Golf Team in his senior year, and also played on the basketball team.
4
Attended the University of South Carolina on an Air Force ROTC scholarship, and graduated in 1978.
5
Attended pilot training at Columbus AFB Mississippi, where he graduated in 1979.
